Hello.
So I live in a hot and dry region where ambient temps vary between 45 to 48 degree Celsius (It's a desert) during summers.
And I would like to be able to overclock my components without reducing their lifespan. I decided that I should go with traditional water-cooling (for CPU, GPU, RAM and Mobo) and air-cooling for my other components (Sound card, Storage etc.). So I'm looking for cabinets with adequate water-cooling potential and great airflow. Now I'm having a hard time deciding which cabinet I should go with. Budget is no problem and I will spend the necessary amount, I need a full tower equivalent or greater cabinet. Can experts please recommend cabinets? There are a lot of choices and brands. I'm not really sure what to do. Also, why is Obsidian 800D better at water-cooling than HAF X? Is it because of more room for water-cooling components or is there something unique about 800D?
Here is the list of my components (I haven't decided on some parts yet) :-
1) Mobo - ATX OR E-ATX form factor
2) Processor - Intel Core i7 (enthusiast)
3) PSU - Corsair AX 750
4) RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro - 16gb (Frequency - 1600mhz)
5) SSD - Samsung 840pro 256gb
6) HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
7) Sound Card - Asus Essence STX
8) GeForce GTX Titan Black (for graphic intensive work and games)
9) Optical Drive - Asus Blu-ray BW-12B1ST
I will watercool my GPU, CPU, RAM and Mobo.
And for the rest of the hardware, negative airflow would suffice I suppose.
I was thinnking that a cabinet made from plastic and steel would be good since they have lower heat conductivity compared to cabinets made completely form steel or aluminium, what are your thoughts?
So I live in a hot and dry region where ambient temps vary between 45 to 48 degree Celsius (It's a desert) during summers.
And I would like to be able to overclock my components without reducing their lifespan. I decided that I should go with traditional water-cooling (for CPU, GPU, RAM and Mobo) and air-cooling for my other components (Sound card, Storage etc.). So I'm looking for cabinets with adequate water-cooling potential and great airflow. Now I'm having a hard time deciding which cabinet I should go with. Budget is no problem and I will spend the necessary amount, I need a full tower equivalent or greater cabinet. Can experts please recommend cabinets? There are a lot of choices and brands. I'm not really sure what to do. Also, why is Obsidian 800D better at water-cooling than HAF X? Is it because of more room for water-cooling components or is there something unique about 800D?
Here is the list of my components (I haven't decided on some parts yet) :-
1) Mobo - ATX OR E-ATX form factor
2) Processor - Intel Core i7 (enthusiast)
3) PSU - Corsair AX 750
4) RAM - Corsair Vengeance Pro - 16gb (Frequency - 1600mhz)
5) SSD - Samsung 840pro 256gb
6) HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
7) Sound Card - Asus Essence STX
8) GeForce GTX Titan Black (for graphic intensive work and games)
9) Optical Drive - Asus Blu-ray BW-12B1ST
I will watercool my GPU, CPU, RAM and Mobo.
And for the rest of the hardware, negative airflow would suffice I suppose.
I was thinnking that a cabinet made from plastic and steel would be good since they have lower heat conductivity compared to cabinets made completely form steel or aluminium, what are your thoughts?
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